AUSTIN, TX. (Addison Road Oficial Website) - Texas-based indie band Addison Road has inked a distribution agreement with Deep
Music Distribution for their latest CD release Always Loved You :: EP. Based in Franklin, Tennessee, Deep
Music Distribution distributes such popular artists as Denver and the Mile High Orchestra, Ill Harmonics, Justin McRoberts, Matt Brouwer and more.
The follow-up to 2003's successful independent release Breaking Beautifully finds the band taking over the producer reigns from Dove Award winner Barry Blair (Audio Adrenaline), showing a new maturity in the band's songwriting and production. As a result, the band's songs are turning up on a variety of projects.
'I Have Always Loved You' from the new CD was selected by Lifeway Christian Resources to appear on the 2005 Centrifuge worship CD The Continuation, which also features such artists as David Crowder Band, Shane and Shane, Starfield, Aaron Shust and Watermark. And "Hold On, Let Go' will be featured in the upcoming feature film The Deadbeat Club from Laluna Entertainment. Addison Road also has 6 songs appearing on Lifeway's Experiencing God for Youth video series, which was released on September 15th.
Addison Road is also currently in the studio recording a cover of Wes King's "Grace" for Life Is Precious: A Wes King Tribute which is due December 26th. Best known for his No 1 hit single "The Robe," the singer/songwriter is currently battling cancer in the form of Lymphoma and undergoing extensive chemotherapy. The tribute CD will feature some of today's most popular artists performing their favorite Wes King songs, including Phil Keaggy, downhere, Kim Hill, Scott Krippayne and The Kry. All of the proceeds from the sale of this CD will go directly to Wes and his family.
The Dallas-based band, comprised of Ryan Gregg, Travis Lawrence, lead vocalist Jenny Simmons, Ryan Simmons and Jeff Sutton earned a 2004 American Christian Music Award nomination for Modern/College Rock Song of the Year, and currently holds endorsement deals with Martin Guitar Company, Elixir Strings, Media Shout and Hole in the Roof Clothing.
The band maintains a busy tour schedule, including a recent trip to play for U.S. military teens on bases across Europe. In the summer of 2004, the band spent 13 weeks leading worship at Lifeway's Centrifuge Camps in Panama City, Florida.
Always Loved You :: EP will be available in October in retail stores nationwide through Deep Music Distribution, and can also be purchased at www.grassrootsmusic.com
